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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
As we reach the end of this crawl, some interesting stuff has come up for me. After all these years, there are things I sort of take for granted and don't really pay attention to on a conscious level, but that subconsciously influence my choices in pipe and tobacco combinations. For instance, I...- glpease
- Post #275
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
The film title didn't really figure in at first. Mostly, I had the image of dark cobbled streets illuminated by ancient gas lanterns. The aromas from the tobacco just conjured that sort of mysterious thing. In fact, originally, I was going to name it Gas Lantern, but that sounded silly. So did...- glpease
- Post #274
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
Right. And, back to The Virginia Cream. Now that I've had time to step away from it a little, separate myself from the long development process, I'm pretty smitten with it. It's such a comfortable blend to smoke providing one smokes it a sip at a time, as Brass has discovered. If it's taken in...- glpease
- Post #266
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
It's not completely out of the question, but... I've been working with a world-class wine maker at a boutique winery for the past three vintages. Initially, my intention was ultimately to launch my own label. Now that I understand more of the economics of it, I realize there are more parallels...- glpease
- Post #264
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
Great questions, as always. There is a blurry line, for me, between aromatic and non, I suppose. Haddo's doesn't really cross that line. Even though it relies on the rum topping, in the same way that Sextant and Navigator do, or that Barbary Coast relies on its brandy note, it's more of an...- glpease
- Post #262
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Model and dating of GBD Army
Beautiful GBD! That silver work alone would make it a special pipe, as spigots are rare to come across, but it's history makes it even more special to you, so I hope it brings you many great smokes and wonderful memories. Is there any other stamping at all on the wood?- glpease
- Post #12
- Forum: British Pipes
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
Some bleary-eyed after not enough sleep thoughts on VC. This one was tough for me. I've never really cared for aromatics. Back in high school, I got my first pipe, a Medico sandblast bent (that I still have), and my first tobacco, Borkum Riff, Whiskey as I recall. After a couple weeks of tongue...- glpease
- Post #255
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
Not to mention [insert shameless self-promotional plug], I've just started a regular column for Pipes & Tobaccos. The second, in which this crawl is mentioned, by the way, went to bed a couple days ago, to be published in the winter issue. ;)- glpease
- Post #251
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
Random musing time... Something has been nagging at me since I wrote about the evolution of QN, and it's first cousin, Blackpoint. Brass, and a few others in other places, have compared QN with Penzance, and BP's genesis was based on a very old tin of Balkan Sobranie 759, and this all kind of...- glpease
- Post #242
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
Sorry that last one was so late. It's been sitting in an open tab for ages...- glpease
- Post #237
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
Odyssey has about 1.5x the latakia as Sextant does, but there's always more to the picture than just percentages. Story time... When I introduced Westminster, I was at a small show in California, talking to a fellow who was smoking the sample I offered, and really enjoying it. He said that he...- glpease
- Post #236
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
As with any latakia mixture, the first five years will show the greatest difference, with significant changes after the first year or two, slowing down a little until the five year point. After that, it will continue to evolve, though more slowly. The clock ticks a little more slowly with...- glpease
- Post #235
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
What a treasure, and the calligraphy is beautiful!- glpease
- Post #229
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
I figured I'd start with these interesting questions, the first of which I have no real answer for... That sweet/salty thing, the sort of yin/yang of the tao of mixtures, is something I've never been able to find an explanation for. Some mixtures have it, and others don't, and it remains...- glpease
- Post #228
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
As to the difference between the two types, it's dramatic. So much so that I'm stunned some manufacturers have been less than forthright in their reporting of "Syrian Latakia" in mixtures that clearly have not contained it for many years, and not only have people not complained about it, but...- glpease
- Post #203
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
The subtleties of Syrian would have gotten lost in this one, I think. Years ago, I did a Syrian based mixture with a whisky topping called Inverness (under the F&P marque). It was quite an interesting blend, but didn't hold up as well over time as I'm hoping this one will.- glpease
- Post #202
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
The tin I opened, dated 07/1715, was about perfect as opened - not too moist, but still nicely pliable. I like to experiment with different moisture levels with every blend. Virginias, to my taste, deliver more sweetness and character when they're a little moister, while mixtures, especially...- glpease
- Post #195
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
Sorry to be AWOL for a few days. I was a bit preoccupied with the release of VC. Every time I do a new thing, I promise myself I'll have all everything set and ready to go well in advance. Every time, there's something left for the last minute - doing the product photos for the site, writing the...- glpease
- Post #187
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Is it live, or is it Memorex?
Excellent! What a beautiful pipe in one of my favorite shapes. *covet*- glpease
- Post #3
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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October Tobacco Crawl with Greg L. Pease
Damn. Those photos are almost ancient history at this point, in so many ways. As I recall, one was shot on 4x5 in my Sinar with some old Kodak SuperXX, and souped in a custom brew that I made to keep the fog down. The tonal range and grain structure of that film was fascinating! The other was...- glpease
- Post #162
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion